I think your questions are for gatherers.. .. a hunter would not know these things. Richard B. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 6:23 AM Subject: [CREEK-SOUTHEAST] Creeks, could you live off the land? > > I posted this quiz on a single's dating web site yesterday. Obvious that > I > won't find a significant other in this degenerate edge of Metro Atlanta! > Sadly, not one American lady has scored over 25% on the test. The > highest score > (65) came from a lady in Mayland, Australia. Everyone missed question 20. > I would hope that Creeks could do better, since we were once master > farmers. > If you want the answers contact me on my regular email address, since > this > is not normal material for the Creek-Southeast message board. > > Richard T. > > > Could You Live Off the Land? > > 1) The bud of the asparagus plant has contains more protein than any other > vegetable? > Yes > No > 2) Asparagus plants should be planted in what material in order to > survive > and be prolific? > Sand > Gravel > Georgia Clay > Manure > 3) The correct name for a female dairy goat is? > Doe > Ewe > Nanny > Sow > 4) What does "freshening" mean on a farm? > Putting lime on manure > Painting the barn > When a dairy animal has babies > Spreading lime on the garden > 5) A goose primarily eats grass? > Yes > No > 6) Corn seed should be planted when? > In the Fall so it can have an early start the next Spring > As soon as the ground thaws > After the Summer solstice > After the last Spring frost > 7) What important by-product of curing manure is usually wasted by > American > farmers? > Calcium deposits > Worms for fishermen > Natural antibiotics > Methane gas > 8) Which vegetable is most likely to cause botulism food poisoning if > canned > improperly? > Green beans > Tomatoes > Sweet pickles > Dill pickles > 9) Which of the following plants are by far the most nutritious fodder > for > dairy goats and cows? > Kudzu > Kentucky 31 Fescue > Oat hay > Corn stalks > 10) Which type of wood is the best for starting a fire in a wood stove? > Black Locust > Tulip Poplar > Yellow Pine > Sumac > 11) Which of these woods make the longest burning coals in your wood > stove? > There are two correct answers. > Black Cherry > Yellow Pine > Black Locust > Red Cedar > 12) Spinach seedlings can be planted before the last Spring frost? > Yes > No > 13) Sugar Snap Peas love the hot summer sun and should not be planted too > early in the Spring when the nights are cool? > True > False > 14) When is the best time to butcher a hog? > Full Moon in June > New Moon in August > Late Fall after a frost > Coldest day in January > 15) Herd dogs and dairy goats get very nervous the day before a major > snow > storm rolls in? > Yes > No > 16) Lye is made by? > Running rainwater through ashes > Cooking down chitlings > Heating powered limestone until red hot > Mixing ammonia with chlorine bleach > 17) What is the other major ingredient of lye soap? > Bayberries > Any candle wax > A mixture of flour and sugar > Animal fat > 18) The primary ingredients of farmstead cheese are pasteurized milk, a > commercial lactic bacteria, salt and ...? > Rennet > Sugar > Corn syrup > Baking Soda > 19) Before smoking meat in a smoke house, the cuts of meat should be ...? > Rolled in hot coals > Soaked in a brine mixture of salt and sugar > Cooked in an oven for two hours > Coated with baking soda > 20) What is Brunswick stew? > A vile food eaten by cannibals on the Brunswick Peninsula of New Guinea > Traditional Scottish stew made with carrots, lamb, potatoes and cabbage > Traditional Creek Indian stew made with several meats and vegetables - > cooked for 24 hours. > Traditional Maine seafood chowder made from clams, vegetables, cream and > potatoes. > > > > > > **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your > budget? > Read reviews on AOL Autos. > (http://autos.aol.com/cars-Volkswagen-Jetta-2009/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00030000000007 > ) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >